Fig. 1

A Generalized geological map of the Himalaya showing the main tectonic units and a synthetic cross section of the central Himalaya (modified after Vannay and Grasemann, 2001). HHC High Himalayan Crystalline, TH Tethyan Himalaya, LH Lesser Himalaya, MBT Main Boundary Thrust, MCT Main Central Thrust, MHT Main Himalayan Thrust, STDS South Tibetan Detachment System. B Geological map of the NW Indian Himalaya (after Steck et al., 1999) showing the location of the studied section along the Miyar Valley. The black star at the bottom right corner of the region of interest refers to the location of the illustration presented on the Fig. 3. MSZ Miyar Shear Zone